Old wrongs, new rights
Subtitle: student views of the new South Africa
By: edited by Dan Connell.
Contributors: Connell, Dan.
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Blacks -- Civil rights -- South Africa; Minorities -- Civil rights -- South Africa; Human rights -- South Africa; Apartheid -- South Africa -- History; Women college students -- United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Women college students -- Travel -- South Africa -- Anecdotes; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-; South Africa -- Race relations; South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-; South Africa -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes
Genres: Biography; Anecdotes.
Description: " Old Wrongs, New Rights is a series of candid close-ups of South Africa's invigorating but unfinished journey from apartheid to democracy. The reporters are students from the Americas, steeped in idealism but quick to spot backsliding. Their vantage point provides a freshness that is absent from the seasoned, often cynical, professionals who usually mediate our view of this daunting experiment in social transformation. The stories focus on day-to-day struggles to attain the promise of South Africa's visionary Constitution, which not only guarantees every citizen equality and full participation in the political process, but also rights to housing, health care, education, personal security, and a safe environment for future generations. What has so far been achieved, the student reporters asked?... " --Publisher's Website
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.